Actually my story below is mostly true except for 3 minor points.
1 - The coin was a 1972-S Silver Eisenhower Dollar PCGS MS67
2 - I was off on the timing,,,,,, Grandpa died in 1989 not 1980
3 - I have never considered digging him up to retrieve the coin
I did however bury him with the IKE Dollar
@GRANDAM said:
My 1964-D Peace Dollar story will top them all. My GrandFather was a coin collector. He passed the trait along to me and made me the collector that I am today.
When I was growing up GrandFather always had one special dollar that he treasured more than all his other coins combined. He would occasionally show it to me and at the time it was just a silver dollar with a lady on it to me. I was just a boy at this time but I remembered the date,,,,,,, 1964-D. I remembered that because Grandpa hoarded rolls of the new half dollars with President Kennedy on them.
As Grandpa got older and he knew his time left on this earth was short he made me and Grandma promise him that we would bury this coin with him. When the time came and Grandpa passed Grandma got the coin out and had me place it in Grandpa's suit coat pocket just before they sealed the casket. This was 1980 and Al Gore had not yet invented the internet so I did not realize the significant of the date of the Peace Dollar I had placed with Grandpa.
Years later when Al finally invented the internet I was doing some research and learned the rarity of a 1964-D Peace Dollar. Over the years I have thought about digging Grandpa up and reclaiming the coin but I have decided to wait until my Mother is not there to see me do it as she would have a fit,,,,,,, I bet the coin has some monster toning by now.
@GRANDAM said:
Actually my story below is mostly true except for 3 minor points.
1 - The coin was a 1972-S Silver Eisenhower Dollar PCGS MS67
2 - I was off on the timing,,,,,, Grandpa died in 1989 not 1980
3 - I have never considered digging him up to retrieve the coin
I did however bury him with the IKE Dollar
@GRANDAM said:
My 1964-D Peace Dollar story will top them all. My GrandFather was a coin collector. He passed the trait along to me and made me the collector that I am today.
When I was growing up GrandFather always had one special dollar that he treasured more than all his other coins combined. He would occasionally show it to me and at the time it was just a silver dollar with a lady on it to me. I was just a boy at this time but I remembered the date,,,,,,, 1964-D. I remembered that because Grandpa hoarded rolls of the new half dollars with President Kennedy on them.
As Grandpa got older and he knew his time left on this earth was short he made me and Grandma promise him that we would bury this coin with him. When the time came and Grandpa passed Grandma got the coin out and had me place it in Grandpa's suit coat pocket just before they sealed the casket. This was 1980 and Al Gore had not yet invented the internet so I did not realize the significant of the date of the Peace Dollar I had placed with Grandpa.
Years later when Al finally invented the internet I was doing some research and learned the rarity of a 1964-D Peace Dollar. Over the years I have thought about digging Grandpa up and reclaiming the coin but I have decided to wait until my Mother is not there to see me do it as she would have a fit,,,,,,, I bet the coin has some monster toning by now.
Well this does change the story somewhat doesn’t it?
I think I would have preferred you just left it as it was because it was so good …
But Thanks for clarification - sigh 😔
I had friends in California back in the day that did make a point to bring Old Style back when visiting Wisconsin. Pabst was available in CA- so that was not an issue. Schmidt's may have made to CA, but probably later as in well after 1964.
I wonder why they used this slogan.
"Schmidt Beer - The Brew that grew with the Great Northwest"
I had friends in California back in the day that did make a point to bring Old Style back when visiting Wisconsin. Pabst was available in CA- so that was not an issue. Schmidt's may have made to CA, but probably later as in well after 1964.
I wonder why they used this slogan.
"Schmidt Beer - The Brew that grew with the Great Northwest"
@Che_Grapes said:
You guys are missing the point - don’t let these pesky “facts” get in the way of a fun and interesting story… where were you in 64 while this coin was being used for nefarious transactions….? (Hint - use your imagination and be creative ….. good grief …. It’s okay if you make something up)
I was board so I got creative, imagine that.
What ?
Where's my Baily's ?
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Love all the stories !!
Actually my story below is mostly true except for 3 minor points.
1 - The coin was a 1972-S Silver Eisenhower Dollar PCGS MS67
2 - I was off on the timing,,,,,, Grandpa died in 1989 not 1980
3 - I have never considered digging him up to retrieve the coin
I did however bury him with the IKE Dollar
Should I post it here or on the Coinstar finds page?
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Well this does change the story somewhat doesn’t it?
I think I would have preferred you just left it as it was because it was so good …
But Thanks for clarification - sigh 😔
I wonder why they used this slogan.
"Schmidt Beer - The Brew that grew with the Great Northwest"
As for Coors---
"The Original Rocky Mountain High ?"
How did you get that coin accepted by NGC?
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See my post on Page 1 of this thread.
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I was board so I got creative, imagine that.
What ?
Where's my Baily's ?
You're all joking, until that knock at the door.
I wonder who is on the other side ?